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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:24:46 PM EDT
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Thanks Grandpa, thanks Dad. We'll shoot together again someday. Dern. It's kind of dusty in here. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:25:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: Off topic, but I have the very same Buck knife, it's within reach as I type this.  Did you cut the ever living crap out of your pinky finger when you first pulled it out of the sheath? I did. It made for a bloody thirteenth birthday party, but I was so damn happy I didn't care. I was a clumsy 13 year old idiot. Not much has changed really.  |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:28:14 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Thanks Grandpa, thanks Dad. We'll shoot together again someday. Dern. It's kind of dusty in here. Funny, it was a little dusty here too. I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I just wish I was lucky...longer.  |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:32:27 PM EDT
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my dad gave me a remington sportsmaster 512 to train with when i was a kid... one of the most accurate 22 rifles I have ever shot. he put a williams adjustable rear sight and replaced the front sight also... damn fine rifle IMHO.
the only difference between the 510 is mine is a tube fed magazine. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:38:40 PM EDT
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I raised a few dings with steam and just sanded it smooth. I've read about this & tried it before, but did not have good results. How do you do it? Wet cloth over the ding, red-hot chunk of steel? I have had best results by removing the finish, then placing a wet ( very wet) towel over the ding, and pressing a hot iron on the spot. (By iron, I mean the type of iron that your wife irons clothes with.) Hold it on there for a few seconds until the towel starts to become dry. Then put another wet part over the ding and do it again. Repeated tries is the trick. And, it may not get all of the ding out, but will often get most of it out. Thanx, appreciate the info. Great job on the old rifle, by-the-by.
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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:46:24 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks Grandpa, thanks Dad. We'll shoot together again someday. Dern. It's kind of dusty in here. Funny, it was a little dusty here too. I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I just wish I was lucky...longer. I know the feeling.......... |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:48:54 PM EDT
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Do any of you fellows have any old .22 rifles like this one? If so, post a picture. There's a lot to love about these fine old rifles.
No camera.... 
I have a Remington 521T that belonged to my maternal grandfather. Needs to be refinished (forgotten about in closet/poor storage = rust  ). Sweet shooter though.
Also have a High Standard Sport-King pump that was my paternal grandfather's. He used it loaded with .22 shorts to keep varmint-cong treerats out of his persimmon trees. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:56:57 PM EDT
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Some one "Borrowed" my best two out of my truck years ago
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Posted: 4/12/2010 6:58:28 PM EDT
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i love old 22s
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Posted: 4/12/2010 7:03:18 PM EDT
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Had the old Win 722 online for a couple of months. Shot about a MOA @ 100 yards on a windless day with the peashooter.
Sold it for $70, think I paid $75. But I got another shooter into the Family of Armed Men. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 7:37:41 PM EDT
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I started out shooting with a 513. I now shoot a Ruger 77-22 that I've had for at least 15 years and put many tens of thousands of rounds through. I also have a Winchester Model 75 Target with a Fecker 12x scope that is an heirloom and mostly a safe queen although it's not mint by any stretch. It's just too heavy to pack around the field all day.
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Posted: 4/12/2010 7:37:55 PM EDT
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Nice patina on that barrel O_P, love some of that old stuff.
Someday my dad will give up my Grandpa's old guns. Unfortunately Dad doesn't like guns and won't turn them over to me yet. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 8:03:10 PM EDT
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My dad and grandpa both have Model 41 TARGETMASTERs (with the standard rear sight, not the 41P with the peep sight).
They are what I learned to shoot with, and I still love them. I'll pick up my own someday. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 8:14:41 PM EDT
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I love that little rifle painless, she looks fun & cheap to shoot. Thanks for sharing another great post with us once again.
 ETA: I have a very old Marlin bolt action 22 my grandpa gave me years ago. The thing has an old "K-mart" scope on it. Mine likes Eley match ammo the best so far. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 8:22:59 PM EDT
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I always enjoy your posts. Thanks!
I've never been able to figure out how to break down the bolt to remove the firing pin and clean in there. Any tips? |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 8:29:40 PM EDT
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Always like th older .22s.
I am shocked how well the wood has stayed on my 513T. 
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Posted: 4/12/2010 8:47:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: Always like th older .22s. I am shocked how well the wood has stayed on my 513T. http://i39.tinypic.com/er07kj.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/14x06f4.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/2cr7pth.jpg Awsome rifle man. I bet that thing is worth a pretty penny. Is the rear match sight factory on yours or is that an add on? |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 9:12:04 PM EDT
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Old .22 rifles?
1929 Remington Model 12:   My grandfather bought it, and left it to my dad. We lost Dad a few years ago, and now I have the .22. Dad loved .22s. A few months after he passed, I was at a gun show, and saw a nice Winchester 52... my first thought was "I oughta call Dad," and I got kinda choked up... Whille my 7-yr-old son and I were shooting the Remington pump recently, I realized that he was the 4th generation in the familly to enjoy it. My son misses his Poppa, and so do I, but a day with his old .22 that he got from his dad is a great way to enjoy the memories. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 9:14:08 PM EDT
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Quoted: anyone know the age of one of these? when my grandfather died i got his targetmaster that looks just like yours- the glass. his has wear on the butstock from being carried in a horse scabbard from when he was a manager of a large farm and rode horses to get around. I still shoot it and is very very accurate. if i was not at school i would take a picture of it. i plan to leave it just as it isI have an old .22 rifle that I have had for a long time. I believe I paid about $20 for it many years ago. It was in pretty rough shape, with the stock all beat up and most of the stock finish gone. But although it was an ugly duckling, I kind of like ugly ducklings, as I like to turn them into Swans. It is a Remington Model 510, Targetmaster. It is a single shot, bolt action, .22 rimfire rifle. I took it apart and cleaned it up and refinished the stock. It turned out pretty nice. Here it is: http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17998 I mounted a Tasco 3 X 9 scope on it and it works great. It is clearly marked Targetmaster, Model 510 on the barrel. http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17993 It is also marked ".22 Short, Long, Long Rifle", and will shoot all sizes of .22 rimfire ammo. When you open the bolt, there is a tray to place the ammunition on… http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17994 And you just drop it on the tray and it will feed right into the chamber http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17995 When the rifle is cocked, there is a red cocking indicator that sticks out of the rear of the bolt. http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17996 The barrel is longer than most barrels that are sold nowadays, at about 24 inches. That doesn't necessarily make it more accurate, but does make it a little quieter. The crown is unchanged from original condition, and while not "crisp", it seems to be good enough. http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17997 Today, we took it to the range for a little shooting session. http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17991 I was shooting some CCI Minimag .22 Long Rifle Hollow Point ammunition. This is not usually the most accurate ammo we shoot, but this rifle seems to like it just fine. http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17989 Here I am having some fun. http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17992 And here's a five shot group at 50 yards. http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=17990 I was aiming at the top left corner of the black square. I believe that would give a squirrel an ear ache. These old rifles are still shooters and are a joy to shoot, as they tend to hit what you aim them at. Do any of you fellows have any old .22 rifles like this one? If so, post a picture. There's a lot to love about these fine old rifles. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 9:20:27 PM EDT
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Quoted: anyone know the age of one of these? http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_info/remington_date_code.htm |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 9:27:36 PM EDT
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I love my old Targetmaster. It was my first rifle. Dad gave it to me when I was just a tot. Still shoot it regularly.
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Posted: 4/12/2010 9:34:46 PM EDT
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Ol' Painless managed to hit my sentimental favorite rifle. My first rifle actually. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/olds-mo-boo-ble/rem512003.jpg She's a 1948 Remington model 512 SportMaster. I own one of these. It was given to me as a gift when I was 19 and was the first rifle I owned. It wears a 40 dollar rimfire scope and shoots better than any nearly 50 year old gun should. I love the tubular magazine. New bolt rifles and their idiotic magazines can't compare in convenience and function, although the Remington Model 5 that I bought new a couple years ago is even more accurate. Great rifles. I hope it helps train a new generation of shooter after I pass it on. |
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Posted: 4/12/2010 9:53:57 PM EDT
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We used to shoot these at scout camp back in the day, very first gun I ever shot. Thanks for the pics
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Posted: 4/13/2010 4:30:12 AM EDT
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Nice patina on that barrel O_P, love some of that old stuff. Yep. Kind of hard to change honest patina like that.
Someday my dad will give up my Grandpa's old guns. Unfortunately Dad doesn't like guns and won't turn them over to me yet.
I hope you get them some day. |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 5:04:09 AM EDT
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Maybe a stupid question, O_P, but doesn't the 510 have the same action as the 513 (probably different barrel, stock, trigger, sights)? The bolt sure looks similar.
I have had a 513 for years and love it to death. That sucker will shoot with the big boys any day of the week. Too clunky for field shooting, but that's not what it's built for anyway. ETA: 510 is single shot, 513 has a magazine. Duh, brain fart. The bolt does look the same, however .... |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 5:21:17 AM EDT
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Ol' Painless managed to hit my sentimental favorite rifle. My first rifle actually. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/olds-mo-boo-ble/rem512003.jpg She's a 1948 Remington model 512 SportMaster. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/olds-mo-boo-ble/rem512004.jpg My grandfather bought it for my father when he was 13 years old and my father passed it to me on my 13th. My son will recieve it on his as well.
Somewhere under the butt plate is a slip of paper with my name, age and the date I got it (my birthday) poked into a hole in the stock. Also shown is my first hunting knife (Buck 118) given to me by my other grandpa, who really was the person that taught me to shoot and gave me my love and respect of firearms. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/olds-mo-boo-ble/rem512005.jpg I too, have worked that case-hardened bolt a bunch of times.
This rifle is very,very accurate and will eat any ammunition given to it. One thing I remember doing with it is shooting the "heads" off of foxtail grass at 50-60 yards with boring regularity. No small feat if there is the slightest breeze. I could always beat my Grandpa at that game. But now, (with a little retrospect) I'm thinking he probably was just letting me win. He understood the meaning of "confidence building" in a young man.
Many, many 13 line ground squirrels (gophers) have met their end at the hands of this fine rifle, often to softly played Waylon or Haggard on the am radio. On Sunday afternoons. if I begged just a little bit, my Dad or Grandpa would drive slowly through the pastures stopping to let me shoot out the passenger side window. Other times I would walk with a packed lunch and just sit for hours shooting and stalking. I bet I walked a thousand miles with that rifle. Every time I pick this rifle up I think back and can actually feel the sunshine on my face. It's almost a time machine in itself now. I miss those simpler times. The stock is missing a piece and has a dry crack starting on the bolt side but this is my most prized rifle I have. Thanks Grandpa, thanks Dad. We'll shoot together again someday. Thanks also to you, OP for giving me an excuse to pull the ol' girl out for a little bit. She might lay here on my lap for a little while as I cruise around arfcomdom before I put her away again. Must be some dust in the room here at work |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 5:25:48 AM EDT
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Maybe a stupid question, O_P, but doesn't the 510 have the same action as the 513 (probably different barrel, stock, trigger, sights)? The bolt sure looks similar. I have had a 513 for years and love it to death. That sucker will shoot with the big boys any day of the week. Too clunky for field shooting, but that's not what it's built for anyway. ETA: 510 is single shot, 513 has a magazine. Duh, brain fart. The bolt does look the same, however .... I am no expert, but the bolt does look the same to me.
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Posted: 4/13/2010 5:37:41 AM EDT
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Looks like now I've got to start looking at some Remingtons at the next fun show.
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Posted: 4/13/2010 6:20:58 AM EDT
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I love that little rifle painless, she looks fun & cheap to shoot. Thanks for sharing another great post with us once again. You bet.
ETA: I have a very old Marlin bolt action 22 my grandpa gave me years ago. The thing has an old "K-mart" scope on it. Mine likes Eley match ammo the best so far. I have found that different rifles like different ammo. The CCI I shot in this post is not always very accurate in many rifles, but this one seems to like it a lot. My Ruger 10/22 likes Wolf .22 the best. |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 6:21:13 AM EDT
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Always like th older .22s. I am shocked how well the wood has stayed on my 513T. http://i39.tinypic.com/er07kj.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/14x06f4.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/2cr7pth.jpg That's what I'm talking about. My 513 looks just like that. It's a peach. I think I might have to go shoot some precision rimfire this weekend after the little guy's baseball game. |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 6:22:17 AM EDT
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I always enjoy your posts. Thanks! I've never been able to figure out how to break down the bolt to remove the firing pin and clean in there. Any tips? I've never taken mine apart. I just spray copious amounts of WD-40 in there and then blow it out with high pressure compressed air. I bet it is as clean as a whistle inside.
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Posted: 4/13/2010 6:39:54 AM EDT
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This old girl did some traveling in her day
And this is what makes her kind of special to me. At some point, she ended up taking a holiday "across the pond." And she got a tattoo as a souvenir..... 
Flipped for easier reading: 
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Posted: 4/13/2010 6:43:59 AM EDT
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Very nice .22s
I have a Remington model 41, given to me by a elderly friend of mine, I need to post pics, he had it for I dont know how many years..gave it to me around Christmas time of 2009. Said he could not think of a better man to have it. |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 7:09:35 AM EDT
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My 9 year old son just inherited his great-grandfather's Savage 4C purchased in the 1930's. It's got a lot of dings from many trips into the N. Ontario woods hunting partridge but my son dosn't mind. He loves the history behind the gun and with iron sights it will still put 5 shots on a nickel at 25 yards.
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Posted: 4/13/2010 7:14:54 AM EDT
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Nothing fancy, but here's an old J.C. Higgins (Marlin made these for Sears and Roebuck Co.) model 103.18 in .22lr and .22short. It belonged to my dad.
It is going to be passed down to my son on his 10th birthday (about a week away).  |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 7:22:29 AM EDT
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I have a Winchester 52 that was my fathers. Don't have a pic of my own, so I stole this one off the internet (mine doesn't look this good): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Rembrandt51/52/52C.jpg My dad taught us to shoot with that old rifle. As a kid, I had to put the buttstock under my arm, because it is adult-sized. It has a squinchy little 3/4" scope that doesn't let much light thru, but it is insanely accurate. Ona' these days, I've gotta put a decent 1" scope on her & go kill me some flies. Quoted:
I raised a few dings with steam and just sanded it smooth. I've read about this & tried it before, but did not have good results. How do you do it? Wet cloth over the ding, red-hot chunk of steel? I'll add my dad's 52 to the mix as well 
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Posted: 4/13/2010 7:41:20 AM EDT
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Great thread Old Painless.
Here is my 510 along with a Winchester model 60. The cool story bro is that my grandpa found the 60 in a junkyard and made a new stock for it. Later on sometime my bootlegging grandma  got the 510 in a trade. A few years ago I refinished the stocks.
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Posted: 4/13/2010 7:57:26 AM EDT
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Always like th older .22s. I am shocked how well the wood has stayed on my 513T. http://i39.tinypic.com/er07kj.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/14x06f4.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/2cr7pth.jpg Awsome rifle man. I bet that thing is worth a pretty penny. Is the rear match sight factory on yours or is that an add on? Factory as far as I know. From the serial $ it was supposed to have been an Army trainer. I love it, it was my first rifle. 
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Posted: 4/13/2010 8:04:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2010 10:37:27 AM EDT
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Great thread Old Painless. Here is my 510 along with a Winchester model 60. The cool story bro is that my grandpa found the 60 in a junkyard and made a new stock for it. Later on sometime my bootlegging grandma got the 510 in a trade. A few years ago I refinished the stocks.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj248/123rsg/100_0262b.jpg Beautiful stocks on both. Very nice.
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Posted: 4/13/2010 12:11:13 PM EDT
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This old girl did some traveling in her day http://photos.imageevent.com/wiley/513t/_MG_7217.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/wiley/513t/_MG_7219.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/wiley/513t/_MG_7220.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/wiley/513t/_MG_7222.jpg And this is what makes her kind of special to me. At some point, she ended up taking a holiday "across the pond." And she got a tattoo as a souvenir..... http://photos.imageevent.com/wiley/513t/_MG_7218.jpg Flipped for easier reading: http://photos.imageevent.com/wiley/513t/_MG_7218-flip.jpg Beautiful rifle. With a rifle like that, it just comes down to ammo, as the rifle is capable of one-hole groups. |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 2:09:25 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Nice patina on that barrel O_P, love some of that old stuff. Yep. Kind of hard to change honest patina like that. Someday my dad will give up my Grandpa's old guns. Unfortunately Dad doesn't like guns and won't turn them over to me yet. I hope you get them some day. I will get them someday, one way or another. |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 2:13:23 PM EDT
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I was certain I owned a Remington Targetmaster.
So today I pulled out nearly all of my 22 rifles, and found that I do Not own one. (I went ahead and took pics since they were all out.  )
Instead I have Scoremaster 511, a Sportmaster 512, and a Speedmaster 522 in my collection. 
The Scoremaster 511 has a 6 shot magazine, and so far, it is the onlt rifle I own that will reliably feed humingbird rounds. ETA: just went and tried running some hummingbird rounds through the Sportmaster. I can get 20 rounds (19 +1) into it, and it runs perfect! Now I can blow through humingbird rounds MUCH quicker than before.
The Sportmaster 512 is a 17 shot tube feed that was given to by my dad when I was about 7 years old. My first gun.
I'll have to keep my eyes open for a Targetmaster.
Thanks O_P. Keep these threads coming. Gene |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 2:20:26 PM EDT
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This might be good place to ask this question.
Where can I find another sight like this one here made by Redfield? 
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Posted: 4/13/2010 2:22:14 PM EDT
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Not old, just awesome...
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Posted: 4/13/2010 2:24:52 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Interesting that your POA is the top left corner....that's the first time I've ever heard of anyone doing that. Obviously, you and that rifle are very accurate. HH My buddy Brian Sain showed me that little trick. The big bullseye is too big for precise shooting. So, I just pick a corner and that gives me a very precise aimimg point. My father taught me that trick probably 35+ years ago. And I have taught my buddies, and now my kids the same thing. It's also a good way to make your targets last longer too. Four corners to shoot at verses one center target. I really miss spending the days shooting 22's with my father like we did when I was younger. He's still alive, but his eyes just can't see that well to shoot like we used to. When I was younger we'd be walking through the woods and he would point to a small branch 30 feet or more away. And he'd find a leaf on it. First one to CLEANLY shoot the leaf off (where it meets the branch) doesn't have to make dinner or do dishes. I rarely won. Even when his eyes starting going to heck, I would always seem to "miss" and he'd win... Man I miss those days... |
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Posted: 4/13/2010 3:19:03 PM EDT
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This might be good place to ask this question. Where can I find another sight like this one here made by Redfield? Gene That's a fine bunch of rifles you have there, Gene.
I do not know for sure, but I bet that Brownell's might have those sights.
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Posted: 4/15/2010 11:17:53 AM EDT
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Thanks Grandpa, thanks Dad. We'll shoot together again someday. Thanks also to you, OP for giving me an excuse to pull the ol' girl out for a little bit. She might lay here on my lap for a little while as I cruise around arfcomdom before I put her away again. Beautiful post, sir. Between you and OP, I was inspired to hunt up one of these old Remingtons today. I wound up purchasing a 512 that could be the twin to yours. I'll post pictures this evening. -Parke1 |
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Posted: 4/21/2010 5:04:17 PM EDT
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Good write-up! I love collecting the military rimfire trainers, preferably parkerized with "U.S.-Property" markings (or in the case of both my H&R M65/MC-158 rifles, "USMC Property" marked). I have Mossberg M44US, Remington 513T and Remington 40X HB.
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Posted: 4/21/2010 6:35:04 PM EDT
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Great write up OP. Currently the only bolt action I own is a Mossberg Chuckster .22mag. It's old enough it doesn't have a SN on it that I can find. Guess I will keep my eyes open for a bolt action .22 now.
The one weapon I own that goes to the range every time out is an old Ithaca model 49 single shot .22. It's rough in places and needs a little more TLC but goes bang every time and is a hoot to shoot. I'm also on the lookout for a H&R Handi rifle in .22. Still kicking my butt for passing on one NIB for $105 at a show in Oklahoma a few years ago. Nothing better than a day at the range than your .22's and a brick of shells.
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